AVP, Team Leader, Life Sciences

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and dynamic leader to spearhead profitable growth and talent development within our Life Sciences Middle Market regional team. This position presents a remarkable opportunity for a motivated individual dedicated to achieving outstanding results. Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and management of both internal and external relationships within the Life Sciences Southeast Region.
• Provide underwriting guidance, manage the portfolio, enhance marketing and agency relationships, and foster sales and marketing skills among team members.
• Lead an underwriting team of four professionals (three upper middle market underwriters and one lower middle market underwriter).
• Oversee Profit & Loss accountability for the Life Sciences business in the New York Region, which currently generates $28 million in revenue. This includes managing premium, profitability, growth, retention, and expense plans/results.
• Execute underwriting strategies, specifically focusing on new middle market underwriting and renewal processes.
• Serve as a technical underwriting resource in collaboration with the Life Sciences Territory Underwriting Manager and specialists, providing support for referrals and underwriting authority.
• Ensure quality assurance by monitoring underwriting quality through quarterly self-audits, referral interactions, and Corporate Underwriting Audits.
• Cultivate key relationships within the life sciences sector in the region, facilitating product education and appetite overviews, and engaging in client visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7+ years of Property & Casualty underwriting experience, with prior leadership exposure.
• Previous management experience is strongly preferred.
• Comprehensive understanding of middle market Property & Casualty products, along with experience in life sciences-specific middle market exposures.
• Strong knowledge of distribution strategies involving brokers, regional, and independent agents.
• Proven people management skills.
• Exceptional technical and underwriting leadership capabilities to effectively manage a team of multiline commercial underwriters.
• Demonstrated agility in communication, with robust negotiation skills and effective customer engagement.
• Ability to build strategic relationships and foster a strong customer focus.